Norman Paris papers, 1893-1977

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Paris, Norman.
Title
Norman Paris papers
Dates
1893-1977 (inclusive)
Quantity
13.93 cubic feet (34 boxes)
Collection Number
07629
Summary
The collection is primarily comprised of musical scores composed, arranged, or conducted by Paris, including scores for television programs, commercials for businesses, and singers.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides
Additional Information

Finding aid available in repository.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Paris (b. 1925; d. 1977) worked as a musical composer in television advertising and for the television programs "The David Frost Show" and "Big Blue Marble." He was married to actor Dorothy Loudon.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains musical scores composed, arranged, or conducted by Paris, including scores for the television programs "The David Frost Show" and "Big Blue Marble" and commercials for Coca-Cola, Datsun, IBM, J.C. Penney, Mazda, Sperry New Holland, Toyota, and York Equipment. Also included are scores for singers Dorothy Loudon, Peggy King, and Bobby Van, as well as books about music that Paris collected, and a few other assorted materials.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Norman Paris as of the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Dorothy Loudon from 1980-1986.

Processing Note

Processing Information

Processed by Roger Simon in December 2024.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Music ScoresReturn to Top

This series is arranged in the following manner: (1) music scores by title; (2) music scores by project (e.g., television show, commercial business, singer); and (3) music scores by instrument (e.g., bass, piano, etc.).

Container(s) Description
Box
By Title
A
Box
1
“The Affair”
undated
1
“All Hail” (published sheet music) by Alfred F. Wesson
1928
1
“All I Need Is the Girl”
1976, undated
1
“All You Need is a Wife”
1974, undated
1
“Alone Again (Naturally)” (published sheet music) by Raymond (Gilbert) O’Sullivan
1972
1
“The American Image”
1976, undated
1
“American Tune” by Paul Simon
1975
1
“And Love”
undated
1
“Any Old Place with You”
undated
1
“Anything for a Laugh”
1975, undated
1
“A-Tisket A-Tasket” (published sheet music) by Ella Fitzgerald and Al Feldman
1938
2
“Auf Wiedersehn”
undated
B
Box
2
“A Baby’s Best Friend”
undated
2
“Back to Back”
undated
2
“Back to Basics” #1
1975, undated
2
“Basie, Straight Ahead”
1968
2
“Beginnings” (published sheet music) by Robert Lamm
1976
2
“Bein’ Lonely” by Larry Kerchner
1975
2
“Big Blue Marble”
1973-1975, undated
2
“Blue Moon”
undated
C
Box
3
“California, Here I Come” (includes published sheet music) by Al Jolson, Bud De Sylva, and Joseph Meyer
1951-1952, undated
3
“Can’t You Do a Friend a Favor?”
undated
3
“Canada-Hockey”
1974, undated
3
“Change Partners”
undated
3
“Charlie’s Tune” by Paris
1974, undated
3
“Chin Up and Smile”
undated
3
Coffee Bit
1974, undated
3
“Come and Be My Friend”
1974, undated
3
“Come and Tell Me”
undated
3
“Come On and Pet Me”
undated
3
“Come On, Daisy”
1975, undated
3
“Come Unite with Me”
undated
3
“Cotton Fields” (“The Cotton Song”) (sheet music) by Huddie Ledbetter
1962
D
Box
3
“Dance and Grow Thin”
undated
3
“Dancing on the Ceiling”
undated
3
“Dig”
undated
3
“Disgustingly Rich”
undated
3
“Don’t Rain on My Parade” (published sheet music) by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill
1964
3
“Don’t Tell Your Folks”
undated
3
“Double Exposure”
1973, undated
3
“Down at the Corner Bar”
undated
3
“Dump Daisy” by Uwe Kind
1975, undated
4
“Dynamite Day” by Skip Redwine
1974, undated
E
Box
4
“Early Blue”
undated
4
“Elyria”
undated
4
“Everyday Magic”
undated
F
Box
4
Fanfare 2
1973, undated
4
Female Assertiveness Training
undated
4
“Fight On” (published sheet music) by Milo Sweet and Glen Grant
1928
4
“The Finish is the End”
undated
4
“Floatin’” by Carol Hall
1974, undated
4
“For All We Know”
undated
G
Box
4
“Garrick Gaieties”
undated
4
Gershwin Medley Finish
undated
4
Gibbons – “Don’t Forget” Jingle – #1 and #2
undated
4
“God is Gay”
undated
4
“Goin’ Out of My Head”
undated
4
“Gold Mine”
1974-1976, undated
4
“Good Nite”
undated
4
“The Green Grass Grows All Around”
undated
4
“Gum and Bubble”
1974, undated
H
Box
4
“Hallelujah”
undated
4
“A Hard Day’s Night”
undated
4
“Harry Truman” (published sheet music) by Robert Lamm
1976
4
“Hat”
1974, undated
4
“Have a Nice Day”
undated
4
“Here Yet Awhile” (published sheet music) from the “St. Matthew Passion” by Johann Sebastian Bach
undated
4
“How Do You Know When You’re Dreaming?” by Michael Brown
undated
5
“How Was I to Know?”
undated
I
Box
5
“I Blush”
undated
5
“I Cling to You”
undated
5
“I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)” by B. Backer, B. Davis, R. Cook, and R. Greenaway
1971
5
“I’d Rather Lead a Band” (includes published sheet music) by Irving Berlin
1936, undated
5
“If” (published sheet music) by David Gates
1971, undated
5
“If Children Ruled the World”
undated
5
“I Like to Recognize the Tune”
undated
5
“I’m a Mother”
undated
5
“I’m a Wand’rer” by Michael Brown
undated
5
“I’m Bored”
undated
5
“In My Seashell”
undated
5
“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”
1965, undated
J
Box
5
“Jersey Bounce” (published sheet music) by Robert B. Wright, Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, and Edward Johnson
1941
5
“Just Send for Me”
undated
K
Box
5
“Keepin’ Myself”
undated
5
Kuala Bear – 1976
Includes a script for a scratch track.
1976, undated
L
Box
6
“La Cumparsita” (“The Masked One”) (includes sheet music) by G. Matos Rodriguez
1968, undated
6
“A Lady Must Live”
undated
6
“Living Together”
undated
6
“A Logging Man” by Michael Brown
1975, undated
6
“Looking for Love”
undated
6
“Louisiana Purchase”
undated
M
Box
6
“Madame Tussaud’s”
1974, undated
6
“Magician Pencil”
1974, undated
6
Mailing Bit
1974, undated
6
Men’s Wear – #17
undated
6
Monmouth – #1 & #2, 1974
undated
6
“Mr. Monotony”
undated
6
“Music to Watch Girls By” by Sid Ramin and Tony Velona
1966, undated
N
Box
7
The National Anthem (“The Star-Spangled Banner”)
1945, 1973-1975, undated
7
“Needle Drops”
1975, undated
7
New York Medley
1974, undated
7
“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen”
1967
7
“No Place Like Earth”
1974
7
“Novice Monk”
1974, undated
O
Box
7
“Once in a Lifetime” (published sheet music) by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
1961
7
Opera Play-On
1973
7
“Ordinary Man” – “Goodbye Baby”
undated
P
Box
8
“Patton” Theme
1973, undated
8
“Peppermint Twist”
undated
8
Picture Medley
1974, undated
8
“Place Your Bets” by Jerry Liliedahl
1967
8
Prologue – “America, America, “God Bless America,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “America the Beautiful”
1974
R
Box
8
R. & H. – #2 & #3
1975, undated
8
“Red Raspberries”
undated
8
“The Riding Song”/“Riding”
1974, undated
8
“River Amazon”/“Amazon”
1975, undated
8
“River Amazon” – Instrumental
1975, undated
8
“Robot”
1974, undated
8
“A Rodeo Cowboy” by Carol Hall
1974, undated
8
“Rodeo Riff” by Paris
1974
9
“Rooms” by Tom Figenshu
undated
9
“Round and Round” (“Travelin’ Bound”) by Carol Hall
1974, undated
S
Box
9
“Santa Mouse” (published sheet music) by Michael Brown
1966
9
“Saturday in the Park” (published sheet music) by Robert Lamm
1976
9
“Save the Dinosaur” by Tom Figenshu
1974, undated
9
“Say Hello to the Sky” by Skip Redwine
1974, undated
9
“Show Medley”
1973, undated
10
“Silent Movie”
1973
10
“Silent Times”
undated
10
“Simple Life”
1973, undated
10
“Skimmalimma” by Michael Brown
1975, undated
10
“The Soaring Boy”
1975, undated
10
“Some Days I Just Want to Go Somewhere”
1974, undated
10
“Some Folks”
1975
10
“Something to Care About”
undated
10
“Soul Bossa Nova” (published sheet music) by Quincy Jones
1975
10
“South”/“South 1”
1973, undated
10
“The Spirit of 72”
undated
10
“The Star-Spangled Banner” – B♭ Version (published sheet music)
1945
10
“Sugar Foot”
undated
10
“Swiss Stuff”
1973, undated
T
Box
10
“The Tailgate Ramble” by Johnny Mercer and Wingy Manone
1949
11
“Tall Ships”
1976
11
“Thanks for the Memory”
1973
11
“That Moment of Moments”
undated
11
“There’ll Never Be Another You”
undated
11
“These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” by Lee Hazelwood
1970
11
“This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie
1958, undated
11
“Those Were the Days” (TV Theme from “All in the Family”) (sheet music) by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse
1971
11
“Those Were the Days”
undated
11
“Times in Love”
undated
11
“A Time to Live”
1974, 1976, undated
11
“Tiny Bubbles” (“Hua Li’i”) (published sheet music) by Leon Pober
1967
11
“To Keep My Love Alive”
undated
U
Box
11
“Up in the Sky” by Michael Brown
1975, undated
11
“Utility”
1974, undated
Box
11
V – “The Varsity Drag” (published sheet music) B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson
1947
W
Box
11
“We Can Live Without Love”
undated
11
“We Still Believe in Love”
undated
11
“When the Saints Go Marchin’ In”
1955
11
“When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba” (published sheet music) by Herman Hupfeld
1946
11
“Why Do You Suppose?”
undated
12
“Why Not?” by Neil Hefti
1964, undated
12
“Woman of Experience”
undated
12
“A Wonderful Day Like Today” (includes published sheet music) by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
1964, 1975, undated
12
“The World is Just a Small Town”
undated
Y
Box
12
“The Yam”
undated
12
“You Are My Sunshine” (published sheet music) by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
1940
12
“You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (published sheet music) by Stevie Wonder
1972
12
“You Don’t Have to Love Me Forever”
undated
12
“You’re the Cream in My Coffee” (published sheet music) by B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson
1954
12
“You’re the One” – Candids 1976
1975-1976, undated
Box
12
Z – “Zing Zing Zing”
undated
By Project, Show, or Person
Box
12
“The Alan King Show” – “It Shouldn’t Be a Total Loss”
1973-1974
12
Amoco – #1 & #2
1976
Coca-Cola
Box
12
“A-Tisket A-Tasket” (1930s)
1976, undated
13
“Coca-Cola Was There”
1976, undated
13
“Coke” – Basic Song
undated
13
“Denim Machine”
1976, undated
13
“Hello”
1976, undated
13
“I’m Gonna Agree”
1976, undated
13
“Street Ma-Jean”
undated
14
1920’s
1976, undated
14
1940s
1976, undated
14
1950s
1976, undated
14
1960s
1976, undated
14
“Welcome”
1976, undated
14
#4
1976, undated
15
#5 Finale – “Together”
1976, undated
15
Script – Bottler Meetings
In a bound book labeled “Alan King looks Back in Anger.”
1976
15
Miscellaneous
Includes handwritten notes.
undated
Datsun
Box
15
Car Reveal #1
1976, undated
15
Car Reveal #2
1976, undated
15
Car Reveal #3
1976
15
“The Charlie Song”
1976
15
“The Datsun Dazzle”
1977, undated
15
“Datsun is Now #1”
1976, undated
16
“Datsun Overture”
1976, undated
16
-“Datsun Overture” & “Datsun is Now #1,” undated
Handwritten notes in fourteen bound covers labeled “Banjo-Guitar #2,” “Conductor,” “Percussion,” “Reed 1,” “Reed 2,” Reed 3,” Reed 4,” “Trombone 1,” “Trombone 2,” “Trombone 3,” “Trumpet 1,” “Trumpet 2,” “Trumpet 3,” and “Trumpet 4.”
undated
16
“Datsun Pride”
1977, undated
16
“Detroit Monster” – #2E
1976, undated
16
“The Difference is Datsun”
1977, undated
16
“Hispano Suiza”
1976
16
Link – Play-On and Play-Off #1
1976, undated
16
Link – Play-On and Play-Off #2
1976
16
Montage of Early Cars
1976
16
“Show Me”
1976-1977, undated
16
“Something for Everyone”
1976, undated
16
“Stanley Steamer”
1976
16
“Steppin’ Up the Datsun Line”
1977, undated
17
“Those Datsun People” – #3
1976, undated
17
“You Make the Difference”
1976, undated
17
#2B
1976, undated
17
#2C
1976, undated
17
#2D
1976, undated
17
#2E
1976, undated
17
#2F
1976
17
#2G
1976, undated
17
#2H
1976, undated
18
#3A
1976, undated
18
Script – “Datsun is Now” (3-ring notebook)
Includes a brochure for a presentation at the MGM Grand Hotel.
1976
18
Miscellaneous
undated
Box
18
“The David Frost Show”
In five black folders labeled “Bass,” “Drums,” “Guitar,” “Piano,” and “Reed.”
1972, undated
“High Spirits”
Box
18
Act One – Conductor’s Score (large, bound notebook)
undated
19
Act Two – Conductor’s Score (large, bound notebook)
undated
IBM
Box
19
“Coffee Break”
1975, undated
19
“Hooray for Hollywood”
1975, undated
19
“Stop and Smell the Roses”
1975, undated
19
“You Ought to be in Pictures” – 1975
1975
19
#3 – Play-Off
undated
19
Cue 6
undated
19
#7
undated
19
#8 – Play-On
undated
19
#10
1975
19
#11
undated
J.C. Penney
Box
19
“Brand New Me”
1974, undated
20
“Calico Falls”
1974, undated
20
Finale
1974, undated
20
“Form a Committee”
1974, undated
21
“Happy Anniversary”
1974, undated
21
“I Could Almost Like Him”
1974, undated
21
“Next Time”/“There’s Always a Next Time”
1974, undated
21
“No One Can Do It Like You”
1974, undated
22
“Silhouette Ballet”
1974, undated
22
Tude Song
1974, undated
22
Cue 3A
1974, undated
22
4A Underscore
1974, undated
Peggy King
Box
22
“After Six,” #1, #10
1976, undated
22
“Before Six,” #7
1976, undated
22
“Bert Paley,” #5
1976, undated
22
“Cirano Bargi”
undated
22
“Don’t Rain on My Parade”
1977, undated
22
“Do What You Do”
undated
22
“Get It On with After Six”/“After Six” (Opener)
undated
22
“I’ll Be Around”
undated
22
“I’m Old-Fashioned”
1977, undated
22
“The Lady,” #3
1976, undated
22
“Lebow”
undated
22
“Makin’ Whoopee”
1977, undated
22
“Malcolm Kenneth,” #6
1976, undated
23
Rodgers & Hart Medley
1977, undated
23
Miscellaneous
undated
Dorothy Loudon
Box
23
“Great Day”
undated
23
“Intellectual’s Rag”
undated
23
“Supper on the Table”
undated
Box
23
Many New Faces of Comedy – “Liar’s Roast”
undated
23
Mazda Motor Cars – Introduction to Dealers
1976
Sperry New Holland
Box
23
Overture
1976
23
Play-On and Play-Off
1976
24
“Your Profit Line”
1976, undated
Toyota
Box
24
“Alice”
1976, undated
24
“Barn Song”
1976, undated
24
Bits & Pieces
1976, undated
24
“Cleo’s Song”
1976, undated
25
“Harmonize”
1976, undated
25
Opening Song
1976, undated
25
“Time Machine”
1976, undated
25
Script – “Toyota … For the Test of Time” – 1st revision
In a bound book labeled “The Generation Gap.”
1976
25
Miscellaneous
undated
Box
25
Bobby Van
“I Want to Be Happy” – “Nanette” Medley – Pt. 3 and “Tea for Two” – “Nanette” Medley – Pt. 2.
undated
York
Box
26
“Great Things Happened”
1974, undated
26
Opening Number
undated
26
Product Song #1
1974, undated
26
“Two Halves”
1974, undated
26
“York’s Got It”
1974, undated
26
“York Story”
1974, undated
26
#1, #2, & #3
1975, undated
By Instrument
Bass
Box
26
Bass
“Another You,” “Foggy Day,” “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love,” “I Remember You,” “Like Someone in Love,” “Love Is a Simple Thing,” “Misty,” “My Heart Stood Still,” “No Moon At All,” “Over the Rainbow,” Shining Hour,” “Too Late Now.”
undated
27
Bass
“Charlie’s Tune,” “Gold Mine,” “Say Hello to the Sky,” “Save the Dinosaur,” “A Time to Live,” “#1-#10, #12, #17.
1974-1976, undated
27
Bass
“Climb Every Mountain,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Have You Met Miss Jones?” “I Hear Music,” “I’m Bidin’ My Time,” “Just You, Just Me,” “S’posin,” “You Do Something to Me.”
undated
27
Bass
Fanfare 1, 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
27
Bass
#3-#7, #9, #11.
1974, undated
27
Bass – Set I
“Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “All I Do Is Dream of You,” “Bess You Is My Woman,” “The Breeze & I,” “By Myself,” “Flamingo,” “I’ll Take Romance,” “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York.”
undated
27
Bass – Set II
“For the Very First Time,” “I Married an Angel,” “Kerry Dancers,” “Liza,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “The Springtime Cometh,” “Stars in My Eyes.”
undated
27
Bass – Set III
“Lullaby of the Leaves,” “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” “Poinciana,” “So Rare,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Something Sort Of,” “Takin’ a Chance on Love.”
undated
27
Bass – Set IV
“Can I Forget You?” “This Nearly Was Mine,” “You’re the Cream in My Coffee.”
undated
27
Bass – Set V
“Dala’s Dilemma,” “I’ll String Along with You,” “A Lotte of Gavotte,” “Pauanne,” “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby.”
undated
27
Bass – Set VI
“Baby Blues,” “Boy Next Door,” “Crazy Rhythm,” “Don’t Blame,” “I Found a New Baby.”
undated
27
Bass – Set VII
“Begin the Beguine,” “Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?” “Caravan,” “Mood Indigo,” “Twinkle, Twinkle.”
undated
27
Bass – Set VIII
“The Continental,” “Love Me or Leave Me,” “Strike Up the Band.”
undated
27
Bass – IX
“The Bass Talks,” “Once in Love with Amy,” “Perdido,” Running Wild,” “Softly in the Morning Sunrise.”
undated
27
Bass – X
“Aura,” “The Blues Go Round,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” “Three Little Words.”
undated
27
Bass – XI
“Avalon,” “Donkey Serenade,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” “In a Little Spanish Town,” “Strike Up the Band.”
undated
27
Bass – XII
“Bernie’s Tune,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” “Mexican Hat Dance,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Organ Grinder’s Swing,” “What is the Thing Called Love?” “The World Is Your Balloon.”
undated
27
Bass – XIII
“Chinatown,” “Exodus,” “Pick Yourself Up,” “Right as Rain,” “The Sheik of Araby,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me.”
undated
27
Bass – Set 14
“Do-Re-Mi,” “How Can Our Love Survive?” “Loads of Love,” “Maria,” “Mr. Lucky,” “My Favorite Things,” “Never on a Sunday,” “No Way to Stop It,” “Satin Doll,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “So Long, Farewell,” “The Sound of Music,” “Sweetest Sounds,” “This Could Be the Start of Something New,” “Till Tomorrow,” “Round Midnight.”
undated
Box
27
Cello
“Dig,” #1-#5.
1974, undated
Drums
Box
27
Drums
“Another You,” “Foggy Day,” “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love,” “I Remember You,” “Like Someone in Love,” “Love Is a Simple Thing,” “Misty,” “My Heart Stood Still,” “No Moon At All,” “Over the Rainbow,” Shining Hour,” “Too Late Now.”
undated
27
Drums
“Charlie’s Tune, “Say Hello to the Sky,” “Save the Dinosaur,” “Gold Mine,” “A Time to Live,” #1-#10, #12, #17.
1974-1976, undated
27
Drums
“Dig,” #1-#7, #9, #11.
1974, undated
27
Drums
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
27
Drums
“Have You Met Miss Jones?” “I Believe in You,” “I Hear Music,” “I’m Bidin’ My Time,” “Just You, Just Me,” “S’posin,” “You Do Something to Me.”
undated
27
Drums – Set I
“Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “All I Do Is Dream of You,” “By Myself,” “Flamingo,” “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York.”
undated
27
Drums – Set III
“Lullaby of the Leaves,” “Poinciana,” “So Rare,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Takin’ a Chance on Love.”
undated
27
Drums – Set IV
“In Other Words,” “You’re the Cream in My Coffee.”
undated
27
Drums – Set V
“Dala’s Dilemma,” “I’ll String Along with You,” “A Lotte of Gavotte,” “Pauanne,” “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby.”
undated
27
Drums – Set VI
“Baby Blues,” “Crazy Rhythm,” “Don’t Blame Me,” “I Found a New Baby,” “Too Later Now.”
undated
27
Drums – Set VII
“Begin the Beguine,” “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,” “Caravan,” “Mood Indigo,” “No Moon at All,” “Twinkle, Twinkle.”
undated
27
Drums – Set VIII
“The Continental,” “Love Me or Leave Me,” “Strike Up the Band.”
undated
27
Drums – Set IX
“The Bass Talks,” “Once in Love with Amy,” “Perdido,” “Running Wild,” “The Shining Hour,” “Softly as in the Morning Sunrise,” “There’ll Never Be Another You.”
undated
27
Drums – X
“Aura,” “The Blues Go Round,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” and “Three Little Words.”
undated
27
Drums – XI
“Avalon,” “Donkey Serenade,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” “In a Little Spanish Town.”
undated
27
Drums – XII
“Bernie’s Tune,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” “Mexican Hat Dance,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Organ Grinder’s Swing,” “What is the Thing Called Love?”
undated
27
Drums – XIII
“Chinatown,” “The Sheik of Araby,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “The World Is Your Balloon.”
undated
27
Drums – Set 14
“Exodus,” “How Can Our Love Survive?” “Maria,” “Mr. Lucky,” “Never on a Sunday,” “No Way to Stop It,” “Round Midnight,” “Satin Doll,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “So Long, Farewell,” “This Could Be the Start of Something New.”
undated
Guitar
Box
28
Guitar
“Charlie’s Tune, “Gold Mine,” “Say Hello to the Sky,” “Save the Dinosaur,” “A Time to Live,” #1-#10, #12, #17.
1974-1976, undated
28
Guitar
“Dig,” #1-#5.
1974, undated
28
Guitar
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
28
Guitar
#6, #7, #9, #11.
1974
28
Guitar – Set I
“All I Do Is Dream of You,” “By Myself,” “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 2
“Stars in My Eyes,” “The Springtime Cometh.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 3
“Climb Every Mountain,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Takin’ a Chance on Love.”
undated
28
Guitar – IV
“Can I Forget You?” “Just You, Just Me,” “This Nearly Was Mine,” “You’re the Cream in My Coffee.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set V
“Dala’s Dilemma,” “I’ll String Along with You,” “A Lot of Gavotte,” “Pauanne,” “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set VI
“Baby Blues,” “The Boy Next Door,” “Crazy Rhythm,” “Don’t Believe Me,” “I Found a New Baby.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set VII
“Begin the Beguine,” “Blues Go Round,” “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” “Caravan,” “Mood Indigo,” “Twinkle, Twinkle.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set VIII
“The Continental,” “Love Me or Leave Me,” “Strike Up the Band.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 9
“The Bass Talks,” “Once in Love with Amy,” “Perdido,” “Running Wild,” “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 10
“Aura,” “The Blues Go Round,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” “Three Little Words.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 11
“Avalon,” “Donkey Serenade,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” “In a Little Spanish Town.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 12
“Bernie’s Tune,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” “Mexican Hat Dance,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Organ Grinder’s Swing,” “What is the Thing Called Love?” “The World Is Your Balloon.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 13
“Chinatown,” “Pick Yourself Up,” “Right as the Rain,” “The Sheik of Araby,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me.”
undated
28
Guitar – Set 14
“Exodus,” “How Can Our Love Survive?” “Maria,” “Mr. Lucky,” “My Favorite Things,” “Never on a Sunday,” “No Way to Stop It,” “Round Midnight,” “Satin Doll,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “So Long, Farewell,” “The Sound of Music,” “This Could Be the Start of Something New,” “Till Tomorrow.”
undated
Box
28
Harp
“Dig” – Tacit, #1-#5
1974, undated
Percussion
Box
28
Percussion
“Dig,” #1-#9, #11.
1974, undated
28
Percussion
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
28
Percussion
#1-#10, #12, #17.
1976, undated
Piano
Box
28
Piano-Conductor
– Opening, Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7
1973
28
Piano Conductor
#1-#7, #9, #11
1974
29
Piano Conductor
#1-#12, #17
undated
29
Piano
“Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “Bess You Is My Woman” (published sheet music), “Breeze & I,” “Flamingo,” “For the Very First Time,” “Have You Met Miss Jones?” “I Hear Music,” “I Married an Angel,” “I’m Bidin’ My Time,” “Just You, Just Me,” “Kerry Dancers,” “Liza,” “Lullaby of Leaves,” “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” “Out of My Dreams,” “Poinciana,” “Someone To Watch Over Me,” “Something Sort of Grandish,” “So Rare,” “S’posin’,” “You Do Something To Me.”
1935, undated
29
Piano
“Foggy Day,” “I Remember You,” “I’ll Take Romance,” “In Other Words,” “Like Someone in Love,” “Love Is a Simple Thing,” “Misty,” “My Heart Stood Still,” “My Shining Hour,” “No Moon At All,” “Over the Rainbow,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” Too Late Now.”
undated
29
Piano 1, Piano 2, Piano 3
“Dig.”
1974
29
Piano – Set No. I
“All I Do is Dream of You,” “By Myself,” “My Waltz,” “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York.”
undated
29
Piano – Set II
“Climb Every Mountain,” “The Springtime Cometh,” “Stars in My Eyes.”
undated
29
Piano – Set III
“Takin’ a Chance on Love.”
undated
29
Piano – Set IV
“Can I Forget You?” “This Nearly Was Mine,” “You’re the Cream in My Coffee.”
undated
29
Piano – Set V
“Dala’s Dilemma,” “I’ll String Along with You,” Pauanne, “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby” (published sheet music).
undated
29
Piano – Set VI
“Baby Blues, “Boy Next Door,” “Crazy Rhythm,” “Don’t Blame Me,” “I Found a New Baby.”
undated
29
Piano – Set VII
“Begin the Beguine,” “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” “Caravan,” “Mood Indigo,” “Twinkle, Twinkle.”
undated
29
Piano – Set VIII
“The Continental,” “Love Me or Leave Me,” “Strike Up the Band.”
undated
29
Piano – Set IX
“The Bass Talks,” “Once in Love with Amy,” “Perdido,” “Running Wild,” “Softly as in the Morning Sunrise.”
undated
29
Piano – Set X
“Anna,” “The Blues Go Round,” “A Lott of Gavotte,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” “An Ordinary Couple,” “Three Little Words.”
undated
29
Piano – Set XI
“Avalon,” “Donkey Serenade,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” “In a Little Spanish Town.”
undated
29
Piano – Set XII
“Bernie’s Tune,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” “Mexican Hat Dance,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Organ Grinder’s Swing,” “The World Is Your Balloon.”
undated
29
Piano – Set XIII
“Chinatown,” “Pick Yourself Up,” “Right as Rain,” “The Sheik of Araby,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me.”
undated
29
Piano – Set 14
“By Myself,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “How Can Our Love Survive?” “Maria,” Mr. Lucky,” “Music for Lithuanians,” “My Favorite Things,” “Never on a Sunday” “No Way to Stop It,” “Round Midnight”, “Satin Doll,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “So Long, Farewell,” “The Sound of Music,” “This Could Be the Start of Something New,” “Till Tomorrow,” “What is This Thing Called Love?”
undated
Reed
Box
29
Reed 1
“Dig,” #1-#7, #9, #11.
1974, undated
29
Reed 1
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
30
Reed 1
#1-#12, #14-#15.
1976, undated
30
Reed 1
#16, #17.
1976
30
Reed 2
“Dig,” #1-#3, #5.
1974, undated
30
Reed 2
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
30
Reed 2
#1-#12, #14-#17.
1976, undated
30
Reed 2
#6-#9, #11.
1974
30
Reed 3
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973, undated
30
Reed 3
#3, #6, #7, #9, #11.
1974
30
Reed 4
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
30
Reed 4
#3, #6-#9, #11.
1974
30
Reed 5
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
30
Reed 5
#3, #6, #7, #9, #11.
1974
Trombone
Box
30
Trombone 1
“Dig,” #1-#7, #9, #11.
undated
30
Trombone 1
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
30
Trombone 1
#1-#12, #14-#17.
1976, undated
30
Trombone 2
“Dig,” #1-#7, #9, #11.
1974, undated
30
Trombone 2
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
30
Trombone 2
#1-#12, #14-#17.
1976, undated
31
Trombone 3
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
31
Trombone 3
#3, #7, #9, #11.
undated
31
Trombone 4
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
31
Trombone 4
#6.
1974
Trumpet
Box
31
Trumpet 1
“Dig,” #1-#7, #9-#11.
1974, undated
31
Trumpet 1
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
31
Trumpet 1
“Gold Mine,” #1-#12, #14-#17.
1976, undated
31
Trumpet 2
“Dig,” #1-#6, #7, #9, #11.
1974, undated
31
Trumpet 2
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
31
Trumpet 2
“Gold Mine,” #1-#12, #14-#17.
1976, undated
31
Trumpet 3
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
31
Trumpet 3
#3, #5-#7, #9, #11.
1973-1974, undated
31
Trumpet 4
Fanfare 1, Fanfare 2, #2B, #3, #4, #4A, #5, #5A, #6, 6A, #7, #8.
1973
31
Trumpet 4
#11.
undated
Box
31
Viola
“Dig,” #1-#5.
1974, undated
Violin
Box
31
Violin A
“Dig,” #1-#5.
1974, undated
31
Violin B
“Dig,” #3-#5.
1974, undated
31
Violin B
#1-#2.
1974
31
Violin C
“Dig,” #1-#5.
1974, undated
Voices
Box
31
Voices
“Dig,” #4-#5, Finale.
1974, undated
31
Voices
#17.
1976
Assorted
Box
32
Handwritten scores
In a 3-ring notebook. Includes as loose inserts several handwritten music scores, as well as sheet music for “The Waltz in Swingtime.”
1936, undated
32
Handwritten scores
In a 3-ring notebook. Includes a handwritten table of contents and, as a loose insert, a manila envelope with handwritten music scores.
undated
31
undated
32
undated

Series II. Collected BooksReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
34
“The Arrangers’ Dreambook – Volume I” (PB) (J.D. Music Publications)
1976
34
“The Arrangers’ Dreambook – Volume II” (PB) (J.D. Music Publications)
1976
34
“Arranging Latin-American Music Authentically” (PB) by Carlos Diamante (King Brand Publications, NY, NY)
1948
34
“Concerto E Minor for Violin and Orchestra” (Op. 64) (PB) by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Ernst Eulenburg, Ltd., London, England)
undated
34
“The Conductor and His Baton – Fundamentals of the Technic of Conducting” (PB) by Nicolai Malko (Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark)
1950
34
“Contemporary Studies for the Snare Drum” (PB) by Fred Albright (Henry Adler, Inc., NY, NY)
1963
34
“Dearly Beloved – A Treasury of Wedding Music” (PB) by Denes Agay (comp. and arr.) (Consolidated Music Publishers, Inc., NY, NY)
Includes as inserts music scores and driving directions.
1959
34
“40 of the Latest and Greatest Songs by Lennon & McCartney” (vocal ed.) by Harold M. Brauner (ed.) (Hansen Publications, Inc., Miami Beach, FL)
1969
34
“Harmony from the Science of Acoustics – Volume 1” (PB) by Charles Koff (Koff Music Co, Publishers, Studio City, CA)
1975
34
“The History of Orchestration” (PB) by Adam Carse (Dover Publications, Inc., NY, NY)
1964
34
“Hits Through the Years – 1890 to the Present” (PB) (Music Publishers Holding Corp., NY, NY)
undated
34
“Horns, Strings &Harmony” (PB) by Arthur H. Benade (Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, NY)
1960
34
“The Infinite Variety of Music” (PB) by Leonard Bernstein (New American Library, NY, NY)
1966
34
“The Lazy Person’s Guide to Conducting” (PB) by Jules Andrews (A*M Enterprises)
1975
34
“The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization for Improvisation” (PB – spiral-bound) by George Russell (Concept Publishing Co., NY, NY)
1959
34
“Modern Music Notation – A Reference and Textbook” (PB) by Laszlo Boehm (G. Schirmer, Inc., NY, NY)
1961
34
“Modern Twelve-Tone Technique” (PB – spiral-bound) by Gordon Delamont (Kendor Music, Inc., Delavan, NY)
1973
34
“Music in Modern Media” (PB) by Robert Emmett Dolan (G. Schirmer, Inc., NY, NY)
1967
34
“Music Scores Omnibus – Part 1 – Earliest Music Through the Works of Beethoven” (second ed.) (PB – spiral-bound) by William J. Starr and George F. Divine (Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
1974
34
“The Orchestrator’s Handbook” (PB) by Maurice Gardner (The Staff Music Publishing Co., Great Neck, NY)
1948
34
“Principles of Orchestration” (PB) by Nicolas Rimsky Korsakow (Edwin F. Kamus, NY, NY)
undated
34
“Principles of Rhythm” (PB) by Paul Creston (Franco Colombo, Inc., NY, NY)
1964
34
“Range & Transposition Guide with French, Italian, and German Translations” (PB) by Robert G. Bornstein (ed.) (Western International Music, Inc., Los Angeles, CA)
1964
34
“Scale-Studies for the Violin” (PB) by J. Hřímalý (G. Schirmer, Inc., NY, NY)
1905
34
“Scoring for Films – A Complete Text” (HC) by Earle Hagen
Includes two 33-1/3 vinyl records.
1971
34
“Toscanini and the Art of Conducting” (new, revised ed.) (PB) by Robert Charles Marsh (Collier Books, NY, NY)
1962
34
“Twenty Lessons in Conducting” (PB) by Karl Wilson Gehrkens (Oliver Ditson Co.)
1930
34
“Vocal Selections from ‘A Chorus Line’” (PB) by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleben (Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.)
undated
34
“The Well-Tempered Clavichord” (PB) by Johann Sebastian Bach (G. Schirmer, Inc., NY, NY)
1893
34
unidentified book of music scores (cover is missing)
undated

Series III. OtherReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
33
“Allegro” (Association Musicians of Greater New York) (2 issues)
“Official publication of Local 802 A.F. of M.”
1975
33
Clipping
Four pages of August 31, 1975, edition of “The New York Times.”
1975
33
Correspondence
1975-1977, undated
33
“Peggy King” – audio cassette
undated
33
Lyrics and notes
undated
33
Playbills
For “I Love My Wife,” “Lovers,” and “Detective Story.”
1973-1977
33
Assorted
1971-1975

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Composition (Music)
  • Television advertising -- United States.
  • Television programs -- United States.

Corporate Names

  • Coca-Cola Company.
  • Datsun Motor Corporation in U.S.A.
  • International Business Machines Corporation.
  • J.C. Penney Co.
  • Mazda Motor Corporation.
  • Sperry New Holland.
  • Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scores.

Occupations

  • Composers.

Other Creators